Auto Show Charity Preview; OCC registration; Miss Clawson Pagaent

DETROIT — Tickets for the largest single-night fundraiser in the automotive industry are now on sale. The North American International Auto Show 2013 Charity Preview presented by Charter One / RBS Citizens will take place at Cobo Center on Jan. 18, 2013.

Tickets are $300, $290 of which is tax deductible. The Charity Preview proceeds support vital services for children of all ages in the Detroit region. Since 1976, the Charity Preview has raised more than $87 million for Southeastern Michigan children’s charities; nearly $40 million in the last 10 years.

Tickets to the black-tie event can be purchased online at charitypreview.com. For more information, call 888-838-7500.

Final registration for OCC

OAKLAND COUNTY — Registration for Oakland Community College’s Winter 2013 Semester is currently in progress and concludes during Final Registration, scheduled for Jan. 2-4. The Drop/Add Period runs from Jan. 7-11.

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Students can register or adjust their schedules online or by phone, and payment is due on the day registration activity occurs. Classes begin Jan. 7.

CLAWSON — Applications for the Jr. Miss Clawson Pageant and Miss Clawson Pageant, now open to Royal Oak residents, are available online at missclawsonpageants.homestead.com.

The deadline for applications is Jan. 13, 2012. The combined pageants will be held on Feb. 23, 2013.

For information, contact Linda Gould at 248-408-0937 or via email at LGould3@yahoo.com.

Christmas tree recycling offered

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County Parks and Recreation is offering recycling of Christmas trees at 11 park locations to make holiday cleanup easy and environmentally friendly. It will be offered from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. seven days a week from Dec. 26 through Jan. 13. All decorations, plastic, tinsel and wire must be removed from trees prior to arrival. Large quantities from commercial lots will not be accepted. The program is self-service and assistance in removing trees from vehicles is unavailable.

Processed trees for compost and wood chips are made available to the public free of charge in 2013. For more information, visit www.DestinationOakland.com or find Oakland County Parks and Recreation on Facebook.

Cello concert

ROYAL OAK — An all-cello group comprised of college-age cellists from southeast Michigan will provide a wide variety of musical selections, including some holiday music, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 in the Friends Auditorium of the Royal Oak Public Library, 222 E. 11 Mile Road.

Registration is suggested. To sign up for this free program, call the Adult Reference Desk at 248-246-3727 or visit www.ropl.org.

‘Once Upon a Time’

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Wild Swan Theater will perform “Once Upon a Time” — an engaging collection of favorite children’s classics including “Three Billy Goat’s Gruff,” “Reynard the Fox” and “The Three Little Pigs” — at 10 a.m. Dec. 28 as part of the PJ Theater series at the Bloomfield Hills Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road.

Everyone is welcome to attend this free family event and no registration is required. You can bring your snacks and wear your pajamas too.

For further information, call 248-642-5800.

Half off at The Sal

DETROIT — Step into the new year with a new look and a fresh start with the help of the Salvation Army’s annual New Year’s Day Sale. All 33 metro Detroit Salvation Army thrift store locations — including the Sally’s on Fourth Boutique Store, 114 E. Fourth St. in Royal Oak — will offer 50 percent off clothing from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Jan. 1.

“The Salvation Army is dedicated to offering a helping hand to those looking to begin anew and what better time than New Year’s Day,” said Merle Miller, administrator of the Salvation Army Southeast Michigan Adult Rehabilitation Center.

Shoppers will also have opportunities to pick up deals on accessories, home goods, and other items with bonus sales announced at individual stores throughout the day.

Applications for the 2013 DTE Energy Foundation Tree Planting grant program are now available.

This program is funded by the DTE Energy Foundation and administered by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Program.

Eligible applicants include local units of government, nonprofit organizations, tribes and schools that are located within the service territory of DTE Energy’s utility subsidiaries Detroit Edison and MichCon; and have not received a grant during the previous year’s DTE Energy Foundation grant cycle.

Projects that are eligible include tree planting activities on public lands such as parks, rights of way, arboretum areas and school grounds plantings. A total of $60,000 is available in matching grants of up to $3,000, each to be awarded on a competitive basis. All grants require a one-to-one match, which can be made up of cash contributions or in-kind services, but may not include federal or state funds.

Grant applications must be received by Jan. 31, 2013.

For more information, click www.michigan.gov/ucf or contact Kevin Sayers at 517-241-4632, via email at sayersk@michigan.gov or by mail at P.O. Box 30452 Lansing, MI 48909.